Roman Housing

Zusatztext A wide-ranging and up-to-date survey of many of the important issues in the archaeology of the ancient Roman house. Informationen zum Autor Simon P. Ellis is a qualified town planner, teacher and archaeologist. He was a director for Excavations at Carthage, and now works for UNESCO Institute for Statistics in Montreal, Canada. Klappentext "Roman Housing," is the first book for over 20 years to examine housing throughout the Roman world. Vorwort Examines housing in the Roman world, from Britain to Egypt, including domestic sculpture, decoration, gardens, architecture, lighting, furniture, the use of water, and ways of living Zusammenfassung An examination of housing throughout the Roman world, from Britain to Egypt, dating from the sixth century AD. Domestic sculpture, decoration, gardens, architecture, lighting, furniture, the use of water, and ways of living, are all considered. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Preface to the Paperback Edition 1. Introduction 2. Houses of Pretension 3. Town and Country 4. Decoration 5. Furniture 6. The House and the Family 7. Conclusions Map Glossary Notes Index of Sites General Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Simon P Ellis, Simon P. Ellis, Ellis Simon P.
• Edition: Bloomsbury Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 27.12.2002
• EAN: 9780715631966
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-3196-6
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Thèmes: Duckworth Archaeology; Duckworth Archaeology
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Houses, apartments, flats, etc, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient Roman style